Swing



A. F. EYCLESHYM ER.

` SWING. APPLICATION FILED DEC-.28, 1921.

Patented Nov. 7, 1922.

ycleshymez; @1f/aw ,Q

TTORNEYS Patented Nom 7, 1922.

uNiTED STAT-Es 1,434,434 'PATENT orric.

ARTHUR FOBiT EYCLESHYMER, OF NILES, MICHIGAN.

SWING.

Application led December 28, 1921. Serial No. 525,302.

- cation.

- propelling My invention relates generally to swings, more particularly to a childs swing, ,and 1t consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a childs swing of simplified construction which can be propelled readily by a child to swing in a desired manner.

A further object of my invention is to provide a swing which can be readily attached to various'ixedsupports, as for instance to a ceiling wall, and which includes no parts which are .likely to occasion injuryto the child during the operationofthe swing. I

A still further object of my invention 1s to provide aswin having means for holding the swing against movement laterally of the direction of its oscillation.

Other objects and advantages willbe apparent fromthe following description and the novel features of the invention will be particularly outlined inthe appended claims.

My invention isv illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, in which Fig. '1 is a side elevation showing a practical embodiment of the invention operatively applied, and

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the structure shown in Fig. l.

In carrying out my invention, l provide a seat 1 which may be of any desired form and made of any suitable material, preferably wood. A bar 2 which is secured to the under side of the seat 1 by anysuitable fastening means, extends longitudinally, of the seat substantially intermediately of vthe width thereof and projects beyond the front end of the seat for a predetermined distance; forward portion of the bar'2 is fashioned to provide a twisted end portion 3 having spaced openings 1, formed therethrough.

bar 5 is provided with a series of spaced openings 6 extending through the intermediate portion thereof. The propel- .bar 5 is arranged relatively to theporling that selected openings 4 and 6 are tion 3 so agenc The in registry and the propellin bar is then pivotally attached to theportlon 3 through the agency of a bolt 7 projected through such reglstering openings.

The propelling bar 5 has an angular portion 8 at 1ts upper end extending toward the seat. The angular portion 8 is provided at its end with a transverse handle bar 9.

The propelling bar 5 also has a twisted portion 10 at its lower end bent to extend 1n the general direction of the seat 1. The

numeral 11 denotes a foot plate or rest and4 a foot piece adapted to be positioned thereon is indicated at 12. rlhe foot piece 12 has a transversely extending channel 13 in its under side ntermediately of its length adapted to receive the end of the portion 10. In consequence, the foot piece 12, the portion 10, and the foot plate or rest 11 may be fastened together by means of asingle bolt 14.

The foot rest` 11 is additionally connectedl with. the seat l through the agency of a pair of spaced flexible members 15-15 having their upper ends attached to the front part of the seat adjacent to opposite corners thereof and their lower ends attached to the rear part of the foot rest at the corners of the latter.

A secondary propelling bar 16 is provided `with a series of spaced openings 17 respectively substantially horizontally alined with the corresponding opening 6 of the primary propelling bar 5, when both bars are in vertical position, as illustrated. A connecting bar 18 has openings at its opposite ends positioned in registry with selected corresponding openings 17 and 6 and is pivotally attached to both propelling bars through the of bolts 19 and 20. The secondary prope ling bar 16 is' pivotally attached to the portion 3 by means of a bolt 21 projected through selected openings 17 and 4r. With this arrangement, the connectin bar 18 will be substantially parallel with tlie portion 3 when. the secondary propelling bar 16 and the vprimary propelling'bar 5 are arranged in parallelism, as illustrated.

A air of flexible suspension members 22-22 have their lower ends. secured to the back partof the seat 1 adjacent to the corners thereof and are provided at their other ends with hooks, such as indicated at 23--23, whichy may be connected with suit-- able elements carried by a fixed support as for instance the screw eyes 24-24 dependpension member 26 tached at its other end to p the positions of the ing from a ceiling 25. Another flexible' susis provided witha hook 27 at one end arranged to engage a screw eye 28 fastened in the ceiling 25 and is atthe propelling bar 5 at the Junction of the strai ht body of the propelling bar with the hang gular portion 8, as indicatedv at 29."

From the foregoing description of thev various parts of the devlce, the operation thereof may be readily' understood. The suspension members described are adjusted sothat the seat 1 will lie in a substantially horizontal plane when the swing is at rest. A child seated on the swing places its feet upon the foot plate 11 in such manner Ithat t e foot piece 12 is pressed by the heel orof the feet of the child. It wil be motion will be imparted to the seat l when a pressure is exerted against the foot piece 12 and either or both of the handles 9 and 16 are pulled toward the operator. It will also be apparent that the extent of the oscillatory movement possible when a given force is applied, may be varied by varying propelling bars with respect to the portion the length of-the portion of such bars eX- tending above and belowv the portion 3'.

oreover, the. may be adjusted with respect to the portion 3 to position the footJ plate or rest 11 and the handles 9 and 16 or at least one of such handles so that the swing is adapted for the use of children of various sizes.

It is desirable that means be provided for preventing any appreciable sway or movement of the swing laterally of the main direction of its travel since small children arefrequently thrown from a swing having a side sway or lateral motion. To this end, I provide means for exerting a tension Von the flexible suspension' members 22-22 to more effectively maintain the members in spaced parallel relation 'during the operation of the swing while permitting such movements thereof as are essential to the functioning of the swing in a desired manner. Such means comprises a frame having parallel horizontal members 30 and 31 connected at their ends by vertical members 32 and 33 and4 by intermediately crossed diagonal members 34 and 35, the latter serving as struts and assuring the provision of a frame of sufficient strength and durability for the urpose intended. Hooks, indicated at 36, 3 38 and 39 respectively, extend from the opposite ends of the diagonal struts in substantial alinement therewith. The hooks at the upper ends of the diagonal struts are rings 40-40 carried by the flexible suspensionmembers 22-22 at predetermined distances from the upper ends thereof. The

le-carrying ane 3 to vary the ratios of propelling bars 5' andl e the arranged to engage 22-22. The horithe frame embrace and 31 of the frame have normal appliedin themanner illustrated and are I t us placed under sulicient tension to pre.

vent the sway of the seat from side to side during the oscillation thereof. f

' invention issusceptiblejof tions and modifications of the form of the device herein described `and which fall within the spirit and invention as indicated by the closure and by the 1. In 'a swing, a pair of normally parallel spaced liexible suspension members, and means for exerting tension upon said iiexible the movement of such scope of the foregoing disappended claims.

thereof for engaging the suspension memthe engaged portions of the er are spread apart slightly.

A swing comprising a seat, a pair of flexible suspension members connecting with the rear portion of the seat at spaced-apart points and adapted for connection with a fixed support, a bar secured to said seat and having a portion extending along the l ngitudinal axis of the seat for a predetermined the seat, a propelling bar justably attachedl to said extending portion intermediately of vthe length of the propelling bar, the latter .being provided with'rearwardly extending angular portions at its ends, a handle carried by the angular portion lof the propelling bar at the upper end 0f the latter, a foot rest attached to the angular portion of the propelling bar at the lower end of the latter, and means for swing- Vingly suspending the propelling bar from xed support. 3. A swing comprising'a seat, a Ipair of suspension members connecting with xed support,

aving a portion extending along the longitudinal axis of the Seat l or a predetermined distance in advance of the forward end of the seat,a propelling bar pivotally and adjustably attached to said extending portion intermed'iately of the length of the propellso ' ling bar,

the latter being provided with rearwardly 'extending angular portions at its ends, a handle carried by the angular portion of the propelling bar at the upper end of the latter, va foot rest attached to the angular portion of the propelling bar at the lower end of the latter, means for swing- -ingly suspending the propelling bar from the fixed support, and flexible means connecting tlievfoot rest with the seat at the forward end of the latter.

4. A swing comprising a seat, a pair of flexible suspension members connected with the rear portion 'of the seat at spaced apart points and adapted for connection with a fixed support, a bar secured onsaid seat and having 'a portion projecting in advance of the forward end of the latter, a propelling bar intermediately pivoted on the project# ing portion of the first bar, said propelling bar having a rearwardly extending handle carrying angular portion at its upper end and a rearwardly extending foot rest carrying portion at its lower end, a flexible suspension member connected with said propelling bar at the junction of the body there of with its upper angular portion and being adapted' for connection with the fixed support to osition theseat in a desired plane, and auxiliary propelling means having con-v nection with said first named propelling bar iand with the extending portion of the fixed 5. A swing comprising aseat, a pair of flexible suspension members connected with the rear .portion of the seat at spaced apart points and adapted for connection with a fixed support, a bar secured on said seat and having a portion projecting in advance ofthe forward end of the latter, a propelling bar intermediately pivoted on the projecting portion of the first bar,said propelling bar having a rearwardlyextending handle carrying angular portion at its upper end and a rearwardly extending foot rest carrying portion at its lower end, a flexible suspension member connected with said-,propelling bar at the junction of the bodyfthereof with its upper angular portion and being adapted for connection with the fixed support to position the seat in a desired plane, a secondary propelling bar adjustably and pivotally attached to said extending portion of the first bar and being provided with a handle at its free end, and an adjustably and pivotally attached member connecting the secondary propelling bar with the first named propelling bar.

ARTHUR FORT EYCLESHYMER. 

